Glad you had such a nice day. Pronghorns are my favourite North American animal - though I think it would seem odd to see them not in some huge, wide open space. Your tent site does look inviting. One thing I loved about camping in RV parks and state parks in America was that you usually had a picnic table at each site. It makes things so much easier. You generally don't get picnic tables here at caravan parks or in any public land site, so it is a luxury when you come across one!

I think I decided sometime back in my 20s that I did not need a 4-season tent because I was really not a 4-season camper. One trip on my 20th birthday when it was 11-13F each night convinced me that winter camping was pretty much just torture... so I've only ever owned 3-season tents. I remember Marmot tents being the really nice ones back in the 90s - though I've never had any Marmot products. I did have a Mtn Hardware sleeping bag that was very nice though. My tents have been Walrus, REI, North Face and now, MSR. The REI tent was crap, the others have been good. The North Face Tadpole 23 was my favourite out of all of them. I wish they had continued to make it. The thing I don't like about the Hubba Hubba is the pole clips. I wish it had pole sleeves. The clips have a habit of making tiny holes in the tent mesh when packed up and vibrating in the bag. Or at least I think that's what makes all those tiny holes I've gotten in the mesh....

I remember the old advertisement "From contented cows."

I photo them when I find them... Only one so far this year.

I can't do that... my flag is in the way. Had to learn to kick my leg up over the bar after I installed it. I think your way is easier.

Thanks, Rocky. I know I still have pretty good balance and sense of adventure, but I don't know if I can ride such distances as you guys do, day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year.

In my backpacking days, I always carried little cans of Chicken of the Sea or other major brands of tuna. The stuff I ate here was a hundred-times tastier.

No, I cranked up the flame just to provide some atmosphere for my photo. I had already eaten my dinner of rice mixed with deli chicken. My dessert, seen in the back of the picnic table, was Animal Crackers. It was great to find the small box of them, but unfortunately the box had a cardboard handle instead of the nostalgic string handle.

What a coincidence! I frequently by packaged tuna for lunch if I don’t have a refrigerator!

Definitely nit washed up!

Laura Ingalls' little house on the prairie was fine, but I'll take my little Marmot in the 'burbs.

Thanks for that link. Now I know that Johnny Cakes are corn-based pancakes. I'm surprised they're so famous on the east coast and not here where corn is king.

Hi,
Large flame from the stove. Was that so you could see what you were eating? ;^)

Cheers,
Keith

"Little House on the Prairie" has nothing on you. Looks very homey and restful.

Sad! Good job identifying the bald eagle at least. Guinea fowl.